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General Characteristics

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T-90 MBT

Length: 9.53 m
Width: 3.78 m
Height: 2.225 m
Weight: 50 t
Speed: 65 km/h (road)
45 km/h (off-road)
Range: 650 km
Primary armament: 125 mm smoothbore gun, capable of launching laser-guided anti-tank missiles
Secondary armament: 7.62 mm machinegun in coaxial mount
12.7 mm anti-aircraft mg
Crew: 3

The T-90 main battle tank, the most modern tank in the Russian army arsenal, went into low-level production in 1993, based on a prototype designated as the T-88. The T-90 was developed by the Kartsev-Venediktov Design Bureau at the Vagonka Works in Nizhny Tagil. Initially seen as an entirely new design, the production model is in fact based on the T-72BM, with some added features from the T-80 series. The T-90 features a new generation of armor on its hull and turret. Two variants, the T-90S and T-90E, have been identified as possible export models. Plans called for all earlier models to be replaced with T-90s by the end of 1997, subject to funding availability. By mid-1996 some 107 T-90s had gone into service in the Far Eastern Military District.

The 310 T-90S was bought by India and have started manufacturing the tank locally with the aim of producing over 1000 tanks.

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